A proposal from a newly elected Republican legislator to add the label “non-citizen” to licenses now being issued to Dreamers is drawing fire from on Democratic legislator as “another SB1070 waiting to happen.”

People close to Governor-elect Doug Ducey often use words like “deliberate” and “thoughtful” to describe his approach to tasks, and that is being borne out by the relatively slow pace of his transition team.

Try to change Arizona’s budget-making process, and you’re bound to bruise a few egos.
Sen.-elect Jeff Dial found that out the hard way this week, as word of his proposal to bring back appropriations subcommittees – once a staple of the budget process for Arizona lawmakers – spread throughout the Capitol.

Mark Brnovich’s supporters in the Republican primary cast him as the best hope of keeping the Attorney General’s Office in GOP hands following years of scandal from incumbent Tom Horne. The former prosecutor delivered on that optimism as he defeated Democrat Felecia Rotellini in one of Arizona’s most hard-fought statewide contests.

The Republican and Democratic candidates for Arizona governor are making a final campaign push through the state as they try to seal a general election win and their parties pull out all the stops to get voters to the polls.

Diane Douglas had always been heavily involved in her only child’s education, grilling teachers and administrators about what and how they were doing things and about her daughter’s progress, whether it was good or bad.